stand guard; be on duty
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be on duty; to stand guard; to watch over
Emphasizes the act of maintaining a watch or guard during a scheduled shift, often in security or monitoring contexts.
Wú无
rén人
zhí值
shǒu守
gōng公
yòng用
diàn电
huà话
An unmanned public telephone.
Bǎo保
ān安
rén人
yuán员
zài在
chǎng厂
qū区
xún巡
chá察
zhí值
shǒu守
。
Security personnel patrol and stand guard in the factory area.
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Zhè这
zuò座
cāng仓
kù库
xū需
yào要
èr二
shí十
sì四
xiǎo小
shí时
yǒu有
rén人
zhí值
shǒu守
。
This warehouse needs someone on duty twenty-four hours a day.
Tā他
fù负
zé责
zhí值
shǒu守
yè夜
bān班
。
He is responsible for the night shift watch.